U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade of the Northern District of Texas has granted a request to stay most of the pending DePuy Pinnacle lawsuits in multidistrict litigation (MDL) No. 2244, with the exception of a small selection of bellwether trials. These bellwether cases are moving... Read More

A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleges the makers of antidepressant Zoloft are liable for heart defects present in the plaintiff's baby. The woman, from Iowa, had been prescribed the drug while pregnant. The case is the... Read More

Pharmaceutical companies are required to fully disclose the risks and side effects of their medications. When they fail to do so, patients often suffer catastrophic consequences. Many diabetes patients have filed complaints against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, alleging that its drug, Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride) is unreasonably dangerous... Read More

As Granuflo lawsuits continue to mount nationwide, the coordination of federal cases against Granuflo manufacturer Fresenius continue to move forward. The judge overseeing multidistrict litigation in Massachusetts recently issued an order outlining details of the discovery process. This step follows the initial status conference for... Read More

As reported by Harris Martin, an appeals court in Massachusetts has reversed the dismissal of a pelvic mesh lawsuit against Boston Scientific and American Medical Systems (AMS), after finding the case adequately claims injuries resulting from the implants. The court order handed down on October... Read More

Discovery has begun in New Jersey Mirena birth control lawsuits, although the first trial dates are not scheduled until the second half of 2015. Discovery is the process in which information relevant to the lawsuit is exchanged and documents produced that may be necessary for... Read More

Since 1997, Merck has promoted Propecia as an efficacious treatment for androgenic alopecia, better known as male pattern hair loss. Over one million men have used the medication since its launch, under the assumption that Propecia (generic name: finasteride) carried minimal risks of adverse side... Read More

On August 21, 2013, plaintiffs filed a Medtronic Infuse lawsuit in the Pike Circuit Court of Kentucky. However, on September 25, 2013, the case was removed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. This personal injury/product liability lawsuit was filed on... Read More